This week has been busy with final preparations for a craft sale on Friday to benefit the Sew-op. Last night we got together to finish getting ready, and there was quite a spread. Here's just a sample!
Cell phone bags, tea wallets, bags within bags, sleep sacks
Sewing kits under construction
Coasters and ribbon-tagged crinkle squares on top of drawstring bags
Jenn and I are both quite involved in the Sew-op, which is a community workspace centered on fiber crafts, a project of and located on the second floor of the Upper Valley Food Co-op in White River Junction. Anyone can come to take classes or use the equipment, notions, and fabric for their own projects. We are typically open Monday evenings 5:30-7:30, Wednesday afternoons 1-3, and Saturday mornings 10-12, and the calendar will tell you whether each session is a class or Open Hours. Open Hours are free, drop-in times to bring your own project and work with the resources of the Sew-op, both the equipment and materials and the experienced sewist (at least one) who is that session's aide.
Our materials are mostly donated, with money brought in through class fees and donations going to paying our teachers, purchasing necessities that we haven't had donated, and maintaining our sewing machines. The sale is partly a fundraiser, but our larger goal is making connections to people who aren't familiar with us. We would love more teachers, more students, more Open Hours aides, and more Open Hours attendees.
The Sew-op Sale is Friday, November 22 in the Upper Valley Food Co-op (where the carts usually are), from 11 AM to 7 PM. Come by and say hi!
Here are directions to the Co-op, at 193 N Main St in White River Junction. We'll take anyone who wishes on a tour of the Sew-op, and there will be a raffle every half hour, free to enter.
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